Make $116 million in career! Ariza, 40, has gone bankrupt, owed more than 5 million yuan in debt, once assisted Kobe in winning the championship

For an ordinary person, being able to earn more than 100 million US dollars is definitely an astronomical figure. Even in the NBA, the proportion of players with a career salary of over 100 million is not large.

Even if the states have heavy taxes, the income they earn is enough to pay for daily expenses. However, Ariza, 40 years old this year, admitted in an interview with the media that she was bankrupt.

Ariza's total salary throughout her NBA career exceeded US$116 million, but now, Ariza, who has been retired for three years, has been unemployed and has no income every month and can only rely on retirement savings to live.

Now, Ariza's monthly expenses exceed US$37,000, including 18,800 yuan in mortgages, 3,300 yuan in car loans, 4,300 yuan in car expenses, and 2,200 yuan in education. In addition, Ariza also needs to pay $28,000 in support and alimony to several former spouses and children.

Now, Ariza's bank account balance is negative 230,000 and the property value is negative 4.7 million. Although Ariza is one year younger than James, it is impossible to find a job in the current NBA. I don’t know if Ariza will choose to work hard to return to the training ground, strive to find a job outside the United States, support her family, and at least improve the dilemma of bankruptcy.

Ariza studied at the prestigious university at the University of California, Los Angeles, and her average of 11+6+2 per game was not conspicuous. After her freshman year, Ariza chose to participate in the 2004 draft. Ariza ranked 43rd in total in the second round and was selected by the New York Knicks.

More fans are familiar with Ariza, but in the 2008-09 season, Ariza wore a purple and gold jersey and became one of the most trustworthy role players around Kobe. In the Western Conference Finals, Ariza made many key steals to help the Lakers advance to the finals. With an average of 11.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, Ariza still has a stable output in the finals, making great contributions to the Lakers' winning the championship.

On July 8, 2009, the Houston Rockets signed Ariza with a five-year, $33.95 million contract. Although Yao Ming was still a member of the Rockets at the time, due to season reimbursement, the two missed the opportunity to play together for the Rockets.

After two years of Hornets and Wizards' career, Ariza returned to the Rockets in 2014 and signed a four-year contract of 32 million yuan with the team. In other words, more than half of Ariza's salary in his career was signed with the Rockets.

Four seasons of playing for the Rockets, Ariza has both offense and defense and is becoming more mature by Harden. Ariza's regular season and playoff three-pointers and steals ranked among the top 80 in the NBA's history list, which is the best proof. After leaving the Rockets again, Ariza's data gradually declined as she grew older. In 2021, the Lakers took Ariza back to Los Angeles with a minimum salary of one year veteran. Before the new season began, Ariza underwent ankle surgery and was absent for two months.

Average 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist per game. Ariza was cut by the Lakers after failing to finish a full season, which was also Ariza's last season in the NBA.

Now, Ariza, who appears in the public eye again, is unlikely to escape the fate of bankruptcy, which is really sad.